Daniel Obee, 23, was jailed on Thursday for causing death by dangerous driving as well as leaving two other passengers with life-changing injuries

Mr Matthews, of Lee, was taken to an east London hospital, but his injuries proved to be fatal and he died the next day.

Obee wasn’t arrested at the time of the crash, but was later summonsed to Bromley Magistrates’ Court where he was charged with causing death by dangerous driving and two counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

While on bail, Obee was involved in another incident during which he crashed into four unoccupied parked cars and a wall in a road in Bromley in March this year.

He was arrested and charged with drink-driving, which he pleaded guilty to at court in June this year, and banned from driving for 12 months with an endorsement on his licence.

On Thursday Obee was sentenced to eight years imprisonment with a nine year driving ban, and will be required to pass an extended test, for causing death by dangerous driving.

He was also handed four years in jail for two counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, with a seven year driving ban for each count.

The crash happened on Burnt Ash Lane in Bromley, south east London, in June last year (file image)

Obee was told the sentences will run concurrently and he must serve at least half of the total imposed before being eligible for parole.

Detective Sergeant Richard Budd, lead investigator, said: “We are pleased that the judge imposed a substantial jail sentence in this case following the strong evidence presented in court during the trial.

“We were allowed to submit a bad character application by the judge, and accounts heard as part of this from witnesses we called testified to the fact that Obee was a serious risk to public safety on the roads over a period of time.

“Although he did not have previous driving related convictions before the fatal crash on 7 June 2015, members of the public who had seen the way he drove were sufficiently concerned to contact police on repeated occasions.

“These included a cyclist who explained how Obee had ‘cut him up’ in a dangerous manner and a lady who rung police on several occasions after repeatedly seeing him racing up and down at excessive speeds near her home.

“The lives of two families have been shattered as a result of the terrible consequences of Obee’s conduct.

“The Matthews family has lost a beloved member in Daniel, while the Bryant siblings are just entering adulthood but will have to cope with the physical and mental damage inflicted on them for the rest of their lives.”

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